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Elfen Lied
Zettai daijoubu:
CousinxCousin often ccurs in chinese period dramas.. the parents feels that it's better to marry someone they know.. there is a chinese phrase to describe this.. it translates to something like (in terms of relationship) "getting closer and closer".. coz they transit from a cousin to couple relationship.. but it biological sense, it's not good.. coz it's a form of in-breeding and may lead to defects in the offsprings xD
Cherry tiger:
Lol! Have you all forgotten another so-called cousinxcousin pairing? (Meling and Syaoran)
Anyway, to be honest I was quite disappointed with this anime. But it's probably cause I had too much high expectations since it was practically the number two anime on AnimeNfo.com. I watched it hoping for a great storyline, but truth be told I was really disappointed with the story. The story just left me terribly confused. Who are this dicloniuses? Who are those people who contained them? HOW did they manage to contain them? Why are the male dicloniuses useless? What's their purpose then? Why keep these dicloniuses in the first place? What was the purpose of keeping them? Experimenting on them?
And though the blood and gore was a little hard to take in at first, I realized that it's probably because there's blood and gore that made this series popular. I have nothing against blood and gore, but I was hoping that the storyline would support it well enough to make it worthwhile. But sadly, I ended the series feeling like the blood and gore wasn't really necessary.
And then I couldn't take Kouta who is probably one of the very few anime characters I dislike. One moment, he loved his cousin, Yuka, and the next he loves Lucy. Sorry, but Kouta never convinced me as a good character.
And sorry, I find Nyu annoying. She makes me think of Chii from Chobits (probably because of the way they got their names and loss of memory). But at least Chii was bearable and her array of emotions were more touching. Nyu just came out annoying. I prefered Lucy a heck load better as she had more of a storyline, and her emotions and feelings not only supported by her experiences, but you just really feel for her.
This is just my take on the anime. I have no idea whether the manga explains much better and/or characterizes the characters better, in which I hope it does because I believe this series has potential. But the anime just didn't quite live up to it. That's my take anyway.
I do love the opening and ending songs though. I remember being obsessed looking for every version of "Lilium" and sang along to "Be your girl".
Favourite character? Hmm... Nana. That girl has a heart of gold.
Zettai daijoubu:
--- Quote from: Cherry tiger on February 08 2007, 01:30 am ---Lol! Have you all forgotten another so-called cousinxcousin pairing? (Meling and Syaoran)
Anyway, to be honest I was quite disappointed with this anime. But it's probably cause I had too much high expectations since it was practically the number two anime on AnimeNfo.com. I watched it hoping for a great storyline, but truth be told I was really disappointed with the story. The story just left me terribly confused. Who are this dicloniuses? Who are those people who contained them? HOW did they manage to contain them? Why are the male dicloniuses useless? What's their purpose then? Why keep these dicloniuses in the first place? What was the purpose of keeping them? Experimenting on them?
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ahh.. all those questions would be answered if you read the manga.. the manga shows more of the background and origin of this new species.. and exactly how they reproduce.. if you notice in the anime, dicloniuses just extend their vectors into the male humans head and their daughters turn out into dicloniuses.. it because they touch the pinal gland of the male human and implant something there.. ya all these are made clear in the manga.. do read it though the art isn't as nice as the anime's..
i like this series because of the way they prortray the evils of humanity..
plus! Syaoran belongs to Sakura!!!!!~~~ lalala
kite aya:
a must watch anime. one of the best and unique anime i saw. although the anime is a bit rush. and the ending is an open ended. characters are all typical special koata. but lucy is enough to make the anime glow. ^_^
LSD:
yeah proly cuz of the blood the serie was popular
but it was good anyway..
idk i love blood.. so i love the serie
-- i haven't read the manga cuz i don't like the artwork..-
but the manga has the rest of the story that wasn't showed in the anime
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